Programs & Services

At AIDS Action, we take a comprehensive approach to HIV prevention and care, and it works. Since 2000, we’ve helped reduce new HIV diagnoses in Massachusetts by 41%, saving the state more than $1.8 billion in HIV-related healthcare costs.

Our programs are designed for those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. We empower our clients to live better lives by engaging with them to create practical, workable strategies to reduce their risk of HIV infection. We also assist clients with getting tested for HIV and obtaining medical care, and access to other supportive services.

We go beyond the basics of providing safer sex kits and HIV meds, and work face to face with the people most affected by HIV. We understand their complex needs and how these needs impact their health.

If you’re trapped in an abusive relationship, it can be hard to insist on using condoms.

If depression or addiction take charge of your life, it can be hard to focus on your health.

These experiences are all too common for the thousands of people we work with, most of whom have incomes of less than $10,000 a year. That’s why we provide comprehensive support services to help HIV-negative people stay negative and to keep HIV-positive people in good health. As a result, our clients are more likely to know their HIV status, connect with the health care system, and keep themselves and their families safer from HIV infection.

Questions? Call us at 617.437.6200 or email [email protected].

As one of several state-sanctioned and state-funded syringe exchange programs in Massachusetts, Fenway Health’s Access: Drug User Health Program distributes and exchanges syringes to people who use drugs (PWUD). The Access: Drug User Health Program is one of the state’s pilot sites for the distribution of Narcan, a nasal spray provided to IDUs and their network of supportive family and friends to reverse potentially fatal overdoses.

Overview of Services

Syringe Exchange/Drop-in Space

Walk-in Clinic

Primary care
Episodic care
Medication assisted treatment
Behavioral Health
Case management/care coordination
STI/HIV/HCV testing and treatment
PrEP initiation

Outreach

The Access: Drug User Health Outreach Team regularly visits local encampments to provider harm reduction services. The Outreach Team also works with local public safety offices to check in on people who have recently survived an overdose

Are you interested in Narcan training for your organization?

Please send an email to [email protected] detailing the name of your organization, how many people the training is for, and 3 possible days and times that you would like to have the training.

Publications

Working to educate our community about HIV/AIDS

AIDS Action conducts outreach and education to communities and populations most affected by HIV. We do this through one-on-one education sessions, street outreach, and peer based models.

Requests for Presentations

Many community organizations request educational presentations and we try our best to fulfill these requests if we have staff capacity and advance notice. If we are unable to meet your request, we will work closely with you to make sure you are connected with other resources, including educational brochures and videos. Email [email protected] for more information.

Requests for Tabling

AIDS Action will also consider requests for tabling at your HIV- and health-related events. Since our staff availability is limited, we are not always able to send someone to an event, however, we can send educational materials tailored to the interests and needs of the expected participants, if scheduled in advance.

If you would like AIDS Action to provide a presentation or to table at your event, please contact us well in advance – ideally 1 month before the event. Please keep in mind that due to limited staff and resources we may not be able to fulfill all requests that come in. If we cannot fulfill your request we will try to refer you to another organization and/or send you information for your event. Please note there may be a cost associated with trainings and presentations.

If you would like someone from AIDS Action to table at an upcoming event, email [email protected] and give us information about the event and the audience(s) you are hoping to reach.

Fenway Health’s Sexual Health Clinic is a Safe and Respectful Place to receive culturally competent and judgment-free sexual health services.

Our clinic is open to gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, transgender and gender diverse people, and their partners. The clinic is located on the third floor of 1340 Boylston St, Boston.

Our clinic offers:

STI/HIV/Hep C Testing (at no cost to the patient)
STI Symptom Evaluation
STI Treatment (often at no cost to the patient- ask your service provider for more information!)
HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Same-day PrEP initiation
Linkage to Medical Care
Linkage to Support Services such as Financial Assistance and Insurance Navigation

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With walk-in clinic hours five days per week, getting your sexual health care needs met is easy!

Appointment Only:

Walk-In Clinic Hours:

Call us at 617.267.0159 to learn more about the services we offer or book an appointment.

For more information, you can also visit:

This clinic is funded in part by: MA DPH, CDC, & BPHC

We partner with clients and patients and empower them to increase their self-sufficiency and engagement in their HIV medical care

High Acuity Community Health Workers provide short-term intensive case management and health navigation for People Living with HIV who face barriers engaging in medical care. They support access to medical care, address health-related social needs, and help them achieve HIV viral suppression.
The program assists in addressing barriers to good health, such as lack of insurance, homelessness or unstable housing, unmet substance use needs, and other personal and systemic barriers.
In partnership with the High Acuity Community Health Workers, we hope that clients and patients will gain confidence in navigating their own HIV medical care.
The program also offers Psychosocial services in both individual and group settings to support unmet mental health needs that arise for our clients and patients.

Services include:	Referrals include:
Appointment accompaniment Appointment Reminders Medication Adherence support Transportation Psychosocial Services Access to RN who specializes in HIV clinical care	Housing programs and services Employment Food Resources State benefits Linkage to Fenway’s Financial Assistance program HIV Medication coverage

Contact Information

If you are already a patient at Fenway Health, please speak to your medical provider and ask for a referral to High Acuity CHW

Program.

If you have never been to Fenway Health, and would like to become a patient, call the medical appointment line at 617.267.0900 or click here for more information.
If you would like High Acuity Community Health Worker support, but are NOT interested in becoming a patient at Fenway Heath and/or have general questions about the program, please call (857) 313-6925.
For a guide on what to expect while establishing care at Fenway, please refer to our COMPASS tool.

This program works out of both our Boston and Cambridge locations.

Boston Office

1340 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215

Cambridge Office

359 Green Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

This program is funded in part by: MA DPH & BPHC Ryan White Part A

Client records for public health programs are maintained by the Medical Records Department. If you would like to request your records for these programs (i.e. Legal, Housing, AIDS Action), please reach out to the Medical Records Department via email at [email protected].

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